I was just wondering if the hard plastic milk crates that pint cartons of milk, iced tea and such come in, can be recycled?
– JUGS’ trying to figure it out
Plastic containers come in a large variety of shapes and sizes, so it can be confusing, JUGS. That’s another perfect question for Where Can I Wednesday.
To make the answer simple, yes. These cartons are most commonly made from high density polyethylene (HDPE), which is plastics #2. These plastic cartons are currently recyclable in Philaelphia’s single-stream recycling.
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